Source: CNNMoney.com, September 16, 2010
By: Les Christie
“NEW YORK — The nation’s poverty rate jumped to 14.3% in 2009, its highest level since 1994, and the 43.6 million Americans in need is the highest number in 51 years of record-keeping, the government said Thursday. [More ...]
Tags: Economy, poverty rate, US Census
Source: Vermont RealEstateRama, September 15, 2010
“COLUMBIA, MD — South Burlington-based Cathedral Square Corporation today received a MetLife Foundation Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing. Presented by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) and MetLife Foundation, the award goes to community-based organizations who have shown exemplary leadership, innovation, effectiveness and quality operations and services in the area of affordable senior housing. The award also recognizes organizations for successfully incorporating green components in their housing. Each of the four winners receives a grant of $50,000 and will be recognized at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s annual conference in Los Angeles this fall. [More ...]
Tags: Cathedral Square Corporation, MetLife Foundation Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing
Source: USA Today, September 15, 2010
By: Sharon Jayson
“Housing problems have for the first time replaced child care as the No. 1 subject of employee-assistance calls, a new report says. [More ...]
Tags: employee-assistance calls, Housing aid
Source: Burlington FreePress.com, September 15, 2010
By: Molly Walsh
“The leaves are beginning to turn, the weather is growing cooler, and two of Vermont’s emergency heating assistance funds are running on empty.
“We’ll be turning people away as of Oct. 1 if this doesn’t turn around,” said Tim Searles, community relations director for the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, which administers the Warmth Program and the Shareheat Fund. [More ...]
Tags: champlain valley office of economic opportunity, low income home energy assistance program, shareheat fund, VT emergency heating assistance, warmth program
2010 National CLT Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 8 – 11
Two More Days to Register and Save $25.
Early Registration Discount Ends Wednesday 9/15!
For more information, click here; National CLT Conference
Go here for the conference brochure
Go here for the registration form
Tags: CLT Conference, Registration
Source: Times Argus, September 14, 2010
By: Louis Porter
“MONTPELIER — While this year’s political races have been getting plenty of attention, the Challenges for Change restructuring plan for Vermont government is quietly being implemented through state agencies. No matter which candidate wins in November, how that is done will likely have a profound impact on what state government looks like. [More ...]
Tags: Challenges for Change, government, Vermont
September 28, 2010, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Attorney General’s Office: Third Floor Conference Room, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT
The Vermont Legislature enacted S.272 creating a Task Force to study human trafficking in Vermont. [More ...]
Tags: Attorney General's Office, community meeting, Event, human trafficking
The reports from the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth that were presented at the last Child Poverty Council meeting are now up on our resources page. Click on the links below to view the individual reports:
Tags: Child Poverty Council, Rockefeller Cernter at Dartmouth, Vermont
The “Vermont housing data profiles” section of housingdata.org has been updated. They’ve added: [More ...]
Tags: crs, Vermont Housing Data, VHFA
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